Joanne Feldman
Wake up with FOX 5 Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Joanne Feldman every weekday on Good Day Atlanta! Always ready to help plan your day, Joanne has a deep passion for meteorology and the great state of Georgia.
Joanne is an Emmy Award-winning and AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist with FOX 5 Storm Team. She grew up in Marietta (a proud graduate of Lassiter High School) and returned home to join FOX 5 Atlanta in 2007.
Joanne studied meteorology at the University of Georgia, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography. She graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She then headed to the master's program in Meteorology at Penn State University on a scholarship from the American Meteorological Society.
Her broadcasting career began when she was one of two graduate students selected to forecast for Penn State's daily weather magazine, "Weather World" - a show that has a surprising following all across the state of Pennsylvania. From there, she headed to Fresno, California to work at KMPH, and later KFSN, as the weekend meteorologist. Not long after making the move to KFSN, she became the news anchor for the station's top-rated morning show. After a couple of years honing both her broadcasting and forecasting skills, she was promoted to WTVD in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. Joanne spent five years there as the Chief Meteorologist covering tornado outbreaks, a historic ice storm, and numerous hurricanes - including the landfall of Hurricane Isabel in 2003.
During her time in Atlanta, she has been honored with three Emmy Awards - one for best weathercaster in the Southeast, and two for specialty reports on weather. In 2011, she was voted "Favorite Weathercaster in Atlanta" by the readers of Jezebel Magazine. Joanne also holds the prestigious Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation from the American Meteorological Society. It is the highest designation offered to broadcasters after they have proven scientific competency and passed a rigorous exam.
In April 2019, Joanne helped launch the 10 a.m. hour of Good Day Atlanta, where she is a co-host covering the day’s lifestyle and entertainment news. While she’s not watching Georgia’s skies, she can be found in a ballet class, running, spending time with her husband, Chris, and their two children, and watching any good movie so many times that she knows the lines by heart. Joanne and her family live in Milton.
The latest from Joanne Feldman
Fall allergies surge as North Georgia pollen count climbs
If you've been sneezing, sniffling or dealing with itchy eyes lately, fall allergies could be the culprit.
Georgia weather brings back the '90s — and not in a fun way
The '90s are making a comeback in Georgia this week. Unfortunately, we're talking temperatures, not Tamagotchis, boy bands and dial-up internet.
Labor Day cool-down gives Atlanta a break from the heat
Labor Day will be noticeably cooler across metro Atlanta, with a high around 86 degrees and a few scattered showers possible.
September sizzle: Atlanta heat could feel like 103 degrees today
September is starting with a blast of midsummer heat across metro Atlanta, with temperatures expected to flirt with records over the next several days.
Weather this week: Atlanta heat builds before rain chances rise
September may be approaching, but it will feel much more like the middle of summer across metro Atlanta and North Georgia this week.
North Georgia weather: Here comes the rain again, starting Thursday
Georgia is getting another dose of summer weather as scattered storms return, humidity climbs and temperatures remain above average heading into the final weekend of August.
North Georgia weather: Humidity drop today, Code Orange Alert
The August heat is sticking around Wednesday, but a drop in humidity should make conditions feel a little more comfortable across metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
Georgia heat wave: Hottest weather of summer arrives this weekend
The hottest stretch of the summer so far is bearing down on Georgia, with temperatures climbing into the 90s and oppressive humidity pushing the heat index into dangerous territory.